Roll over, Lassie! Rin Tin tin wasn't originally a fictional character, but a real life dog, who was born on a battlefield in France towards the end of WWI. Author Orlean treaces Rin Tin Tin's route to stardom through silent movies and on to daytime TV in the 50's. It's a great chronicle of a dog's life intertwined witht the development of TV and movies.
~Maire